Geology Minor
For information, contact the Department of Geology & Environmental Earth Science, 118D Shideler Hall , 513-529-3216.
A minimum GPA of 2.25 is required for all courses in the minor. No courses may be taken credit/no-credit. This minor is not available to majors in geology, earth science, environmental earth science or earth science education. Courses must be selected observing all prerequisites. Substitutions may be made with approval of department.
Program Requirements
(18 semester hours)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| The Dynamic Earth | ||
| Environmental Geology | ||
| Geology Of U.S. National Parks | ||
| Select this laboratory: | 1 | |
| Understanding the Earth | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select any combination of Geology courses at 200-level or above of the following: | 14 | |
| Survival on an Evolving Planet | ||
| Chemistry of Earth Systems | ||
| Oceanography | ||
| Geohazards and the Solid Earth | ||
| Sedimentology and Stratigraphy | ||
| Water and Society | ||
| Structural Geology | ||
| Ice Age Earth | ||
| Geoarchaeology | ||
| Geomorphology | ||
| Mineralogy | ||
| Igneous/Metamorphic Petrology | ||
| Geomicrobiology | ||
| Introduction to Hydrogeology | ||
| Field Geology | ||
| Forensic Isotope Geochemistry | ||
| Isotope Geochemistry | ||
| Hydrogeological Modeling: Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport and Fate | ||
| X-ray Powder Diffraction and Clay Analysis | ||
| Soils and Paleosols | ||
| Paleoclimatology | ||
| Paleontology in Conservation | ||
| Volcanology | ||
| Sedimentary Basin Analysis | ||
| Geophysics | ||
| Seismology | ||
| Global Tectonics | ||
| Isotopes in Environmental Processes | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
In addition, students may apply to the minor a maximum of three credits from any Geology workshop with the approval of the CDA.